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**2** 

*1Nigeria 2Rwanda 3,4South Africa* 

**Anaerobic Biogas Generation for** 

B. Amigun1,\*, W. Parawira2, J. K. Musango3,

*Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Kigali,* 

A. O. Aboyade4 and A. S. Badmos1

*2Department of Applied Biology,* 

**Rural Area Energy Provision in Africa** 

*an Agency Under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Abuja,* 

*University of Witwatersrand and Gauteng Provincial Government, Wits, 4Process Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch,* 

*1Renewable Energy Group, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)-* 

*3Gauteng City-Region Observatory, a Partnership Between University of Johannesburg,* 

Energy plays a central role in national development process as a domestic necessity and major factor of production, whose cost directly affects price of other goods and services (Amigun and von Blottnitz, 2008). It affects all aspects of development, such as social, economic, political and environmental, including access to health, water, agricultural productivity, industrial productivity, education and other vital services that improve the quality of life. Currently, many African countries experience frequent blackouts and the cost of electricity blackouts is not known. The continent's energy consumption and demand is expected to continue to grow as development progresses at rates faster than those of developed countries. The desire for improved quality of life and rises in population together with energy demands from the transport, industrial and domestic sectors will continue to drive this growth. Ensuring the provision of adequate, affordable, efficient and reliable high-quality energy services with minimum adverse effect on the environment in sustainable way is not only pivotal for development, but crucial for African countries most of which are struggling to meet present energy demands (Amigun et al., 2008). African countries need sustainable energy supplies to be in a position to improve their overall net productivity and become major players in global technological and economic progress. Unreliable energy supply may account for the low levels of private investment the African continent attracts and the poor economic productivity of its limited industries. Improvement

**1. Introduction** 

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Corresponding Author

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